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Daybreak Africa: Climate-related Disease Outbreaks Surge in the Horn of Africa; UN Says Close 8 million South Sudanese Are Food Insecure
Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.
Africa News Tonight – Ethiopia Commemorates Two Years Since Tigray War Started; Egypt Prepares for Climate Talks
Coming up on Africa News Tonight: Ethiopia’s federal government, the rival Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Eritrean authorities commemorated Friday two years since war broke out in the Tigray region, a war that analysts say left over 100,000 people dead and millions displaced. U.N. member states are preparing to gather in Sharm El-Sheikh for the latest round of climate talks to be held in Egypt next week.
Sonny Side of Sports: Kenya's Albert Korir Looking to Defend Title in NY Marathon & More
Kenya's Albert Korir will defend his title in Sunday's New York City Marathon. We'll hear some pre-race comments from Korir on Friday's show, and VOA's Gwen Outen will have a preview of the big race. About 50,000 runners are expected to test their speed and endurance in New York. The race was cancelled in 2020 and downsized last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. On your marks, get set, GO! It's the Sonny Side of Sports!!
Africa News Tonight – VOA Talks Nigeria Politics with Atiku Abubakar; Malawi Refugees Seize WFP Vehicle
Coming up on Africa News Tonight: VOA has an exclusive interview with Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who is one of the top candidates in the west African nations 2023 elections. Malawian refugees at the Dzaleka camp who were removed from a food rations list have seized a World Food Program vehicle while protesting.
Religious Freedom-Challenges and Victories
Host Kim Lewis speaks with Paul Gillies, International Spokesperson for Jehovah's Witnesses about the root causes of religious persecution, how it led to persistent challenges to religious freedom over the years, Russia's 2017 ban of Jehovah's Witnesses activities in their country, subjecting hundreds of members to raids, arrests and prosecution, the landmark judgment against Russia handed down in June 2022 by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), and the importance of religious freedom today.
Brazil Elections Analysis
In one of the most anticipated and hotly contested elections in Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeats sitting President Jair Bolsonaro by a slim margin. Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Americas Society and Council of the Americas, and Bruna Santos, senior advisor at the Brazil Institute of the Wilson Center, discuss with host Carol Castiel the domestic and international challenges and opportunities facing President-elect “Lula.”
